From: Katy Ginanni <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:54:45 +0000

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Head of Content Organization and Management
Hunter Library, Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

Salary:  Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Status:  Full-time, tenure-track

Western Carolina University's Hunter Library seeks an enthusiastic and
highly qualified librarian to develop and lead its Content
Organization and Management (COM) Department. The department selects,
acquires, organizes and manages intellectual content to support the
learning, teaching and scholarship activities of the university's
students, faculty, and staff. The head of COM is responsible for:
departmental strategic planning, budgeting, and management;
coordination and guidance of departmental recruitment, program review
and assessment; mentoring and performance evaluation; oversight of the
collegial and peer review processes; providing leadership for the
library's scholarly communication efforts and supervision of the
collection development, electronic resources, metadata and serials
librarians.  The department head collaborates with COM librarians and
departmental liaisons to develop the library’s collection of
electronic and print resources; collaborates with the digital
initiatives unit to develop digital projects and programs; and serves
as a member of the library-wide leadership team.

The successful candidate will: be responsive to user needs and
services in an academic library environment and serve as a mentor,
manager, and leader to the staff and faculty in COM; be familiar with
technology and emerging trends; participate in departmental and
library-wide committees and work groups and function in a full range
of professional departmental responsibilities; remain professionally
informed and pursue the discovery of new knowledge related to the
field of librarianship through scholarship; seek opportunities for
professional service; fully embrace the library’s guiding principles;
be  flexible, and act with integrity.

For a complete position description, qualifications, and application
procedures visit our website:

https://jobs.wcu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53598

An Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer.

Katy Ginanni, Collection Development Librarian & Asst Professor
Hunter Library
Western Carolina University
176 Central Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723
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